Overlord (2015)
Anime series · 13 episodes · MADHOUSE · directed by Naoyuki Itou
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From studio MADHOUSE, director Naoyuki Itou’s Overlord is an action-adventure fantasy series. It follows a player trapped in a virtual world as his skeleton anti-hero avatar, Momonga, after a game server shuts down. With his loyal ensemble cast of NPCs, he seeks to conquer this new reality.
Overlord screencaps & stills
Reference frames from Overlord.
Overlord in motion
Short loops for study, each cut to a single shot.
The story
In the year 2138, a popular virtual reality game called Yggdrasil faces its final day before a planned shutdown. An ordinary young man, Momonga, chooses to remain logged in as the servers go offline. Instead of logging out, he finds himself transformed into his powerful skeleton avatar, a formidable magic-user, within the game world.
This new reality is not static; the non-player characters within the game begin to develop emotions and personalities. Lacking any real-world connections or purpose, Momonga, now embodying his anti-hero persona, decides to leverage his immense power and the loyalty of his newly sentient NPCs. His ambition drives the narrative as he endeavors to establish dominion over this evolving virtual world.
Credits & cast
- Studio
- MADHOUSE
- Director
- Naoyuki Itou
- Script
- Yukie Sugawara
- Character design
- Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Animation
- Takahiro Yoshimatsu
- Voice
- Satoshi Hino as Momonga
Where to watch Overlord
Streaming services that list it. Availability changes by country.
Overlord colour palette
The main colours across the whole series, by share of the picture.
Colour script
The dominant colour of each sampled frame, from the first minute to the last.
Where Overlord happens
forestnightgrandhallfieldgrassyenvironmentmystical
Overlord background art
Frames with no characters in them: the places, as painted.
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Looks like it
Matched frame to frame, on style and colour.
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Questions about Overlord
Who made Overlord?
Overlord (2015) was animated by MADHOUSE and directed by Naoyuki Itou, from a script by Yukie Sugawara.
Where can I watch Overlord?
Hulu, Crunchyroll, Netflix, YouTube, Bilibili TV, Tubi TV list Overlord. Availability changes by country.
What anime are like Overlord?
Fans most often recommend That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Log Horizon, Sword Art Online, The Eminence in Shadow. In look: Death Parade, Magical Warfare, Hellsing Ultimate.
See more of Overlord
Every reference frame and clip, searchable by what is in the shot — a character, a place, a light.
Frames and loops from Overlord (2015) © MADHOUSE, shown at reduced size as reference for study and commentary. Rights questions: copyright@framethrower.ai.